Last notes – and a voice reclaimed from history
Airing in the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Cairns, Lee Bradshaw's new piano quintet completes an unfinished work by a gifted Czech composer lost to the Holocaust.
Jo Litson is the Editor of Limelight Magazine. She took up the position in late 2018 having joined the magazine as Deputy Editor in 2016. During a 35-year career as an arts journalist she has been a contributor to numerous publications including Limelight, The Australian, The Bulletin, and the Qantas magazine. She was the arts writer and theatre reviewer for The Sunday Telegraph for 12 years until 2018, and has written the labels for the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over 20 years.
Airing in the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Cairns, Lee Bradshaw's new piano quintet completes an unfinished work by a gifted Czech composer lost to the Holocaust.
Cellist Charlotte Miles talks about returning home to perform as a soloist with the Australian Youth Orchestra and at this year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music.
Australian baritone David Greco tells us why it’s so satisfying to have released historically informed recordings of Schubert’s three major song cycles.
Jason Donovan is to play the rebellious Randle P. McMurphy in an exclusive Melbourne season of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
A round-up of our recent news reports.
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
The latest arts appointments and departures.
The prominent actor, director and theatre lecturer who starred in the controversial play The Boys in the Band, and was awarded an OAM in 2007, has died aged 83.
Monteverdi's opera of lust and ambition gets a Mob makeover courtesy of Victorian Opera.
Yve Blake's reimagining of Macbeth won't be to everyone's taste, but the smart, deliciously funny satire should work a treat for young adult audiences.
Andrew Bevis delivers an impressive performance in the dual role of Michael and Dorothy in this entertaining musical comedy.
If you need a little escapist pick-me-up, this delightful musical comedy could be just what you need.